Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 576
बक-गौतमाख्यानम् / The Baka–Gautama Account
On Gratitude and Friendship Ethics
Devanagari script
अचरद् वैरिसड्रेषु दावाग्निरिव कक्षग: । जैसे सूखी लकड़ी और घास-फूँसमें लगा हुआ दावानल वनके समस्त वृक्षोंको जला देता है
Translation
Rudra moved among the ranks of his foes like a forest-fire racing through dry wood and withered grass. As such a blaze consumes the trees of an entire woodland, so did the Blessed Rudra range through the enemy host, slaying the Daityas—cutting and cleaving, tearing and wounding, piercing and rending, shattering and casting them down to the earth.
Word by Word
अचरत्moved/roamed
अचरत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
अरि-सङ्घेषुamong/in the host of enemies
अरि-सङ्घेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअरि-सङ्घ
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
दावाग्निःa forest-fire
दावाग्निः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदावाग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
कक्षगःmoving through thickets/brush (one that goes in the undergrowth)
कक्षगः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकक्षग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes